How do you calculate the distance between two points on Earth?

Subject: How do you calculate the distance between two points on Earth?

Date: Wed Jul 28 08:20:09 1999
Posted by Brett Young
Grade level: nonaligned School: n/a
City: Missouri City State/Province: TX Country: USA
Area of science: Earth Sciences
ID: 933168009.Es

Message:


Given latitude and longitude figures for two points on the 
earth, how do you calculate the distance between? Longitude 
degrees get shorter and shorter as you move away from the 
equator.

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